Monumental Moments

Playoffs, you kidding me? Playoffs?? 

For years, College Football fans have prayed for a playoff system to be put into place. It made perfect sense...especially since every other sport does it. Why did college football still have the flawed BCS system in use? Worry no longer, my friends. Earlier this week NCAA presidents approved a 4 team playoff system that will start in 2014 and run until 2025. Many have shown opposition to the ruling saying it should be more teams. I strongly disagree. Every year there is usually one team that is a for sure lock and most commonly no more than 2 other teams that have a legitimate argument for claiming a spot in the title game. Therefore, having a 4 team set up gets the best teams to battle it out for who deserves a chance to play in the national championship. With the way the bowl season is set up, you have to tweak the system and extending the playoffs further than 4 or 6 teams at the most is excessive and does more harm that good.

The requirements for qualification for the 4 teams must be ironed out but you would think the SEC would basically be an unofficial automatic qualifier. Big 12 and the Pac 12 champions would also appear to be contenders that could snatch up a spot. I honestly feel like you basically must win your conference to make the playoffs, though that shouldn't be a golden ticket invitation.

This new system should hopefully eliminate some of the flaws of the BCS system and will get rid of situations like the 2004 Auburn team from the SEC went undefeated knocking off 4 Top 15 teams in the process, however they were left out of the Championship game, and undefeated Oklahoma who's strength of schedule was easier than Auburn's and had less quality wins/less wins over ranked opponents, played USC in the national championship. Oh, by the way, they loss 55-19 to the Trojans. It was an amazing championship game to watch. (sarcasm)

This also will help with the ongoing argument of the TCU's and Boise States of the world. Though Boise has been their own worse enemy and loss a crucial late season game the past two years to kick them off the contender platform, they will now a chance to prove they are worthy of a national championship (or confirm to most college fans that they are not) if they can run the table and snag that 4th slot.

Its an exciting time for College Football fans and teams as, what many view as the most exciting sport in the world  has just kicked it up a notch! ACC Commissioner John Swofford called it a "milestone" for college football. I'm not crazy about the guy, but he hit this one right on the head. And as Lebron James would say, "Its about damn time!"


Moving on up!

Tiger Woods picked up a milestone win today as he squeaked out a close win at the AT & T National Sunday afternoon to capture his 74th PGA Tour win. With the victory, he surpassed Jack Nicklaus for 2nd most wins all-time. It was a great win for Tiger, who finished 8-under. Woods is now only eight wins away from catching Sam Snead for  the most PGA tour wins ever. He has also moved to back to #1 on the PGA Tour money list and FedEx Cup Standings list for the first time in nearly three years. Coincidence that was right before his relationship saga hit mainstream news media and his face was seen on the cover of magazines across the nation? I'm gonna go out on a limb and say no. Nevertheless, congrats to him on a huge victory. Maybe he has finally gotten over the hump and has his swagger back. We'll have to see.